Meet Madeline, the Robot Tamer | Short Film Showcase

I’m really passionate about inventing

I’m really passionate about inventing better ways to communicate with machines

better ways to communicate with machines

better ways to communicate with machines that can make things for a long time

that can make things for a long time

that can make things for a long time industrial robots have been the culprit

industrial robots have been the culprit

industrial robots have been the culprit of automation and replacing human labor

of automation and replacing human labor

of automation and replacing human labor basically all the easy tasks to automate

basically all the easy tasks to automate

basically all the easy tasks to automate have been automated now what we’re

have been automated now what we’re

have been automated now what we’re working on is using these tools to

working on is using these tools to

working on is using these tools to enhance or augment human labor and

enhance or augment human labor and

enhance or augment human labor and that’s me is very excited and the stur

that’s me is very excited and the stur

that’s me is very excited and the stur robots are really fantastic cnc machines

robots are really fantastic cnc machines

robots are really fantastic cnc machines we put a different tool at the end of

we put a different tool at the end of

we put a different tool at the end of the arm and knobs it and they can do a

the arm and knobs it and they can do a

the arm and knobs it and they can do a whole different thing so in the morning

whole different thing so in the morning

whole different thing so in the morning you can be doing spot welding in the

you can be doing spot welding in the

you can be doing spot welding in the evening you can do painting it’s just

evening you can do painting it’s just

evening you can do painting it’s just highly adaptable another thing that I’m

highly adaptable another thing that I’m

highly adaptable another thing that I’m really working towards is finding ways

really working towards is finding ways

really working towards is finding ways to bring these machines out of factories

to bring these machines out of factories

to bring these machines out of factories and into live environments so onto

and into live environments so onto

and into live environments so onto construction sites or onto film sets

construction sites or onto film sets

construction sites or onto film sets there’s chance for unpredictable objects

there’s chance for unpredictable objects

there’s chance for unpredictable objects like people to be moving into the

like people to be moving into the

like people to be moving into the environment

environment

environment that’s one of the reasons why I wanted

that’s one of the reasons why I wanted

that’s one of the reasons why I wanted to build the system to give this robot

to build the system to give this robot

to build the system to give this robot eyes so that it could actually see me

eyes so that it could actually see me

eyes so that it could actually see me and we can safely collaborate in the

and we can safely collaborate in the

and we can safely collaborate in the shared space if I’m wearing or if I’m

shared space if I’m wearing or if I’m

shared space if I’m wearing or if I’m holding these motion capture markers and

holding these motion capture markers and

holding these motion capture markers and it knows where I am in space it knows

it knows where I am in space it knows

it knows where I am in space it knows how I’m moving in space and all of a

how I’m moving in space and all of a

how I’m moving in space and all of a sudden we can give the Machine and

sudden we can give the Machine and

sudden we can give the Machine and nuanced understanding of our intention

nuanced understanding of our intention

nuanced understanding of our intention in that space you can get someone who’s

in that space you can get someone who’s

in that space you can get someone who’s never seen a robot before and have them

never seen a robot before and have them

never seen a robot before and have them begin to do creative things with just a

begin to do creative things with just a

begin to do creative things with just a couple minutes of interacting with the

couple minutes of interacting with the

couple minutes of interacting with the Machine finding ways to bring in digital

Machine finding ways to bring in digital

Machine finding ways to bring in digital design and fabrication technologists –

design and fabrication technologists –

design and fabrication technologists – that could be monumental if we can

that could be monumental if we can

that could be monumental if we can figure out how to do that

figure out how to do that

figure out how to do that it’s really an amazing benefit of being

it’s really an amazing benefit of being

it’s really an amazing benefit of being here in pure night there is physical

here in pure night there is physical

here in pure night there is physical space and the mental space to just

space and the mental space to just

space and the mental space to just experiment and it’s been really

experiment and it’s been really

experiment and it’s been really fantastic to have the freedom to

fantastic to have the freedom to

fantastic to have the freedom to question how we do systems now and push

question how we do systems now and push

question how we do systems now and push the boundaries of what’s possible with

the boundaries of what’s possible with

the boundaries of what’s possible with robotics